Unit 9 Practice Test Flashcards
What was the heart of most conflicts between the North and Native Americans
Land
What did the well-muscled figure used in Rennaissance paintings and sculptures represent?
Humanism
What was the trade consequence of Magellan’s circumnavigation of the Earth
Spain focused efforts on the New World rather than a western trade route.
Who created the painting The Last Supper
Leonardo da Davinci
What had the effect of forcing artists to leave Rome and spread the Renaissance throughout Europe
Italian Wars
What conquistadors conquered the Aztec’s ad established Mexico City
Hernando Cortez
What describes the view of marriage in Italian Rennaissance
Arranged marriages were necessary for society, though love was expected as a result.
China
Exported porcelain, tea, spices, and silk, imported chili peppers, and potatoes
Europe
Exported horses, onions, olives, diseases, and firearms
New World
Exported tobacco, cotton, animals furs, corn, and cocoa beans
Africa
Exported enslaved people and imported new crops that led to population growth.
His book, The Prince, argued that rulers had a right to treat subjects cruelly and unfairly if it was for the good of the state.
Machiavelli
A Portuguese sailor was the first to reach India by sailing around Africa
Vasco de Gama
Searching for a western route to China, he discovered the West Indies instead
Cristopher Columbus
King Henry VII supported this sailor who claimed North America for England
John Cabot
A French teen helped drive the English out of France by capturing the city Orleans
Joan of Arc
His love poems about life’s realities earned him the title of “The Father Of Rennisance”
Petrarch
Ideas of Democracy in Greek Writings contributed to the end of what?
Feudalism
What was the global exchange of people, technology, goods, plants, and ideas during the age of exploration,
Columbians Exchange
Mercantilism
Europen nations measured power by building wealth through exports.
Humanism
This Philosophy encouraged human reasoning rather than spiritual authority.
Linear Perspective
This artistic technique allows for a realistic portrayal of space and distance
tribute
Conquered peoples had to pay money to their conquered
caravel
Able to navigate the river and seas, it was ideal for exploration.
Patron
This person provides financial support for the arts
Conquistadors
The Spanish sent these soldiers to conquer New Worl peoples.
What created the line of Demarcation dividing the world between Spain and Portugal
Treaty of Tordesillas
Why did Greek and Roman writings appeal to Europeans
They offered a hopeful perspective of life that the Roman Catholic Church had not during the Black Death.
What led to growing feelings of nationalism
Thirty Years War.
What florentines banker and politician generously patronized Michelangelo and other Renaissance
Lorenzo de’ Medici
What city became the center of Rennisance after Rome
Antwerp
Who used superior weapons to kill the Inca ruler and take control of his empire.
Francisco Pizarro
Who painted a scene on the Sistine Chapel where God created Adam.
Michelangelo
European nations sought new traded routes to the East after
The Turks made use of the Silk Road too dangerous.
Who of Portugal encouraged exploration by developing new sailing ships
Henry the Navigator
